THE TALE OF THE SHEPHERD BOY

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

The Tale of the Shepherd Boy

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In the heart of the mesmerizing rolling meadows, dwelt a shepherd boy. His existence was essentially unadulterated, and unsophisticated. His only responsibility was essentially to tend to his herd of sheep.

Their low murmuring and the rustling of read more the gales among the single tree on the mountaintop were his constant associates. Day after day, watching over his wards imbued in him a sense of calm satisfaction.

However, there were occasional moments of solitude, when the shepherd boy would long for company. On one such day from sheer monotony, the shepherd boy devised a troublesome scheme.

Tales of wild beasts prowling on sheep had long been circulating in the village. So, the boy opted to exploit this fear and played a joke on the townsfolk.

One afternoon he raced into the village screaming “Wolf! There is a wolf that has taken my sheep!” The frightened villagers rushed up the hills to help but found nothing threatening.

The boy giggled at the puzzle on their faces. This prank laughed for a couple of more days. But, one morning, a real wolf actually charge at the grazing sheep. The shepherd boy raced for help, shouting “Wolf, Wolf!” But this time, no one responded.

Frustrated and alone, the boy struggled against the wolf but managed to rescue only few of his flock. Heartbroken, he went back to the town only to receive a scolding on honesty and the repercussions of crying wolf.

The tale of this shepherd boy has been handed down generations as a mediaeval parable to teaching the value of honesty, the implications of dishonesty and the perils of false alarms. Moreover, it emphasizes how trust once lost, is hard to reclaim. It's a story as appropriate today as it was in the past.

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